Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was swatted on Christmas
ROME, Ga. - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said she was the victim of a "swatting" incident on Christmas. She told her X followers it was "like the 8th time" it has happened to her.
A man in New York called the Georgia suicide hotline just before 11 a.m. Monday, claiming that he had shot his girlfriend at Greene's home and was going to kill himself next, Madden said. The call was quickly transferred to police when suicide hotline responders recognized the Georgia congresswoman's address.
In a separate post, Greene published screenshots of life-threatening messages she claimed she received from someone just days prior.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Greene announced that she would be filing articles of impeachment
The Rome Police Department said it contacted Greene's private security detail after Monday's call to confirm she was safe and that there was no emergency at her residence. The call was then determined to be a swatting attempt, so the police response was canceled en route, Madden explained.
"We determined before our personnel could get to her location that there was no emergency and there was no reason to respond," she said. "Her security detail had it all under control, and there actually was nothing going on."
"My local police are the GREATEST and shouldn’t have to deal with this. I appreciate them so much and my family and I are in joyous spirits celebrating the birth of our savior Jesus Christ!" Greene wrote.
The congresswoman, who represents the cities of Rome, Dalton and Calhoun in northwest Georgia, spent her first term stripped of committee assignments by the former House Democratic majority over racist comments , her embrace of conspiracy theories and her past endorsement of violence against Democratic officials. She has since gained more influence under the House's current Republican leadership and continues to be a firebrand for the far-right.
Greene has been a frequent target of "swatting" calls, where someone contacts the police under false pretenses, claiming a serious crime was being committed at her home in Rome:
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Her statement that she has been the target of roughly eight swatting attempts is accurate, Madden said. Past calls claimed that dead bodies had been found in the bath tub and in other areas of her home, which is located about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta.
Each prior incident was confirmed by police to be a false report.
The department's criminal investigations division is working to identify Monday's caller and build a case, Madden said.
Another New York man was sentenced to three months in prison in August for making threatening phone calls to Greene's Washington, D.C., office.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.